Todd Honma
Biographic Data
| ID | 3948780 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Todd Honma |
| GIVEN NAMES | Todd |
| FAMILY NAME | Honma |
| SIGNATURE | HONMA T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pitzer College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Sun that Never Sets
This article examines a selection of work by contemporary tattoo artist John Henry Gloyne (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) to understand how tattooing functions as an Indigenous creative practice that can imagine alternative realities and reestablish connections to Native pasts and presents. Gloyne's work redefines contemporary Native tattooing by highlighting its continuing significance and artistic innovations in the present. In doing so, Glo…
From Archives to Action
As a pedagogical tool, zines exist at the intersection of radical history, analog creativity, participatory culture, and community engagement. This article highlights the importance of contextualizing zines within a history of social activism to shift the focus of zines from individualism and self motivation to their role in community empowerment and social justice. This is particularly relevant when teaching about the topic of Asian American zin…
St century Suikoden
This article focuses on tattoo artist Chris Brand’s recent project, 108 Heroes of Los Angeles, as a way to understand how experiences of minoritization are narrated through the racialized geographies and historical specificities of global Los Angeles. Basing his work on the woodblock prints of nineteenth century artist Kuniyoshi, Brand reinvents the heroic figures of the fourteenth century Chinese novel ‘Water Margin’, or Suikoden, in Japanese, b…
Reinventing the Tribal
Todd Honma explores Filipino American tattooing practices in southern California, focusing on Tatak ng Apat na Alon (Mark of the Four Waves Tribe) and Dream Jungle Tattoo Studios. His research discusses the connections between cultural revitalization, nostalgic appropriation, and political consciousness as they play out in different approaches to tattooing
St century Suikoden
This article focuses on tattoo artist Chris Brand’s recent project, 108 Heroes of Los Angeles, as a way to understand how experiences of minoritization are narrated through the racialized geographies and historical specificities of global Los Angeles. Basing his work on the woodblock prints of nineteenth century artist Kuniyoshi, Brand reinvents the heroic figures of the fourteenth century Chinese novel ‘Water Margin’, or Suikoden, in Japanese, b…
Reinventing the Tribal
Todd Honma explores Filipino American tattooing practices in southern California, focusing on Tatak ng Apat na Alon (Mark of the Four Waves Tribe) and Dream Jungle Tattoo Studios. His research discusses the connections between cultural revitalization, nostalgic appropriation, and political consciousness as they play out in different approaches to tattooing
From Archives to Action
As a pedagogical tool, zines exist at the intersection of radical history, analog creativity, participatory culture, and community engagement. This article highlights the importance of contextualizing zines within a history of social activism to shift the focus of zines from individualism and self motivation to their role in community empowerment and social justice. This is particularly relevant when teaching about the topic of Asian American zin…
St century Suikoden
This article focuses on tattoo artist Chris Brand’s recent project, 108 Heroes of Los Angeles, as a way to understand how experiences of minoritization are narrated through the racialized geographies and historical specificities of global Los Angeles. Basing his work on the woodblock prints of nineteenth century artist Kuniyoshi, Brand reinvents the heroic figures of the fourteenth century Chinese novel ‘Water Margin’, or Suikoden, in Japanese, b…
A Sun that Never Sets
This article examines a selection of work by contemporary tattoo artist John Henry Gloyne (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) to understand how tattooing functions as an Indigenous creative practice that can imagine alternative realities and reestablish connections to Native pasts and presents. Gloyne's work redefines contemporary Native tattooing by highlighting its continuing significance and artistic innovations in the present. In doing so, Glo…
Asian American and Pacific Histories (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Tattoo and Body Piercing Complications (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works)